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THE NIGHT TIGER BY YANGSZE CHOO

THE NIGHT TIGER BY YANGSZE CHOO

February 16, 2019 LiteraryJo ReviewsLeave a comment

Published: February 12th, 2019 Genre: Literary Fiction/Historical Fiction My Rating: 5/5 Stars I’ve been staring at my screen for a good five minutes now, wondering where to begin with a review of this book. I guess I’ll start with this — I loved it. I received an advance copy for review and a giveaway from… Continue reading THE NIGHT TIGER BY YANGSZE CHOO

LOOKER BY LAURA SIMS

LOOKER BY LAURA SIMS

January 28, 2019 LiteraryJo ReviewsLeave a comment

Published: January 8th, 2019 by Scribner Books Genre: Fiction/Literary Thriller First off, let me say a huge thank you to the team at Scribner Books for sending me this copy of Looker by Laura Sims. I was fascinated by the description, and although the thriller genre is one I tend to avoid, I was intrigued… Continue reading LOOKER BY LAURA SIMS

2018 Year End Wrap Up: Another One for the Books

December 31, 2018December 31, 2018 LiteraryJo ReviewsLeave a comment

I’m not sure how it happened… but tomorrow is the first day of 2019, which means it’s time for another year end wrap up. This year really flew by for me, but it was another great one when it comes to reading and my bookish life. I didn’t read as much as last year… I’m… Continue reading 2018 Year End Wrap Up: Another One for the Books

BITTER ORANGE BY CLAIRE FULLER

BITTER ORANGE BY CLAIRE FULLER

December 31, 2018 LiteraryJo ReviewsLeave a comment

Published: October 2018 By Tin House Genre: Literary Fiction My Rating: 5/5 Stars First of all, many thanks to the fantastic people over at Tin House for sending this gorgeous copy my way for review! All opinions are my own… but let me tell you, I loved this book. Luckily, just before starting it I… Continue reading BITTER ORANGE BY CLAIRE FULLER

A LITE TO BRIGHT by Samuel Miller

A LITE TO BRIGHT by Samuel Miller

November 11, 2018 LiteraryJo Reviews4 Comments

Published: May 2018 by Katherine Tegen Books My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars Genre: Literary Fiction Sometimes, in this age of Bookstagram, it feels like I have so many expectations for every book I pick up to read. Whether it’s from the media release sent to me by the publisher, or from the countless other bloggers whose… Continue reading A LITE TO BRIGHT by Samuel Miller

LiteraryJo Reads About Mermaids

LiteraryJo Reads About Mermaids

September 11, 2018 LiteraryJo ReviewsLeave a comment

Recently (and by recently I mean in June and July because it took me that long to get this blog post up) I gave myself a fun summer reading challenge… read a whole bunch of books about mermaids all in a row. Really, it came about when I realized that I had accumulated a number… Continue reading LiteraryJo Reads About Mermaids

NOT SO NICE GUY BY R.S. GREY

NOT SO NICE GUY BY R.S. GREY

August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 LiteraryJo Reviews1 Comment

Published: August 9th, 2018 Genre: Romantic Comedy My Rating 5/5 Stars Today’s the day! For those of you who have spent much time on bookstagram or in the book blogging world, you probably know exactly what I’m talking about — today is the day for the release of R.S. Grey’s latest romantic comedy! I am… Continue reading NOT SO NICE GUY BY R.S. GREY

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This week—and, let’s be honest, basically the entire month of February—is getting the best of me... so here’s a #throwbackthursday photo of some reading time in a hammock by the lake. I’m so ready to be back here and for it to be good and warm again. Just imagining it helps me to breathe a little easier. • Where would you rather be reading right now?
Left the house on this cold and dreary day so I wouldn’t end up in the couch in front of the fire... lots to get done when all I really want to do is curl up with my book and read! 🤷‍♀️ • Last night I started LOST AND WANTED by Nell Freudenberger, a new release coming out in April from @aaknopf (thanks for the gifted copy! #partner). I didn’t know a whole lot about the book, other than the synopsis on the back, and I’ve never read anything else by the author, but I was intrigued by the premise so I decided to pick it up and it immediately sucked me in. The writing is excellent and I don’t want to put it down! Is this one on your radar? I’ll put the synopsis in my stories so you can check it out! • What are you up to this Sunday?
Cozy Saturday vibes were exactly what I needed after a stressful week! How are you spending your Saturday? 💕 • I actually finished up FIVE FEET APART last night— I flew through it in about two sittings. Granted it’s not super long and it’s YA so it’s an easy read, but it definitely caught my attention and kept me hooked. I’m glad I picked this one up so I could join in on the #readwithkat buddy read this month! I’ve learned so much about cystic fibrosis over the last couple years through my friendship with @readwithkat, but was still fascinated by this particular portrayal of life with CF. I learned a lot that I didn’t know and still got all the feels that you’d expect from a YA romance. Sure, there were some plot points that were a little questionable, but it’s cute and heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time... while also helping to raise awareness for a disease that doesn’t yet have a cure. • If you’re reading this one or plan to see the movie next month, I’d encourage you to check out Katharine’s highlights on her page where she discusses a lot of FAQs about CF or also visit the @cf_foundation’s website!
Happy Valentine’s Day to all my bookish pals from me and these two sweethearts. 💕
I’ve been staring at this photo for two days trying to come up with something good to say in the caption to go along with it. But I don’t have any exciting reading updates and although I got a lot done over the weekend, I’m still struggling to find and keep my motivation. So I’m following @bookish_nel’s example and keeping it #bookstareal. Honesty is the best policy, right? • On the bright side, it’s a sunny day and my mom’s birthday and I’m finally not feeling sick! ☀️Tell me something good about your week?
Late post on a Friday as we’re all camped out in the guest bedroom because it’s the only room in the house with any sunlight. ☀️ • I always struggle this time of year with the lack of sunlight. It gets to me in a variety of ways—not the least of which is a decline in my productivity. I just don’t feel like doing much when it’s dark so much of the time. But I’ve currently got a to-do list a projects I really want to tackle that’s about a mile long, so I’m really going to make an effort this weekend to make some progress on them! Hopefully that’ll mean getting more content for you as well... I know that’s been slow around here lately and I’m hoping I can turn that around! • How do you motivate yourself when you’re struggling with feeling productive? I’m looking for all the tips and tricks you want to send me!
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